Wallabies v Argentina @ CommBank Stadium 7.45pm Sat 15/07

[Dctarget]

Far out wallabies have only won 1 of their past 11 tests in Sydney since 2016, recall they also lost there in 2011 to Samoa

Argentina are paying $3.75 to win..

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Score Predictions?

Aus 24 d Arg 17

 

[molman]

I was hunting through the stats and it really screams out.
Runs SA 173: Aus 64

Completely agree that the key issue in this game was possession - 37%

Kicking game must improve, chasers must improve, re-gaining the ball must improve. Next game is going to be interesting.

Yes, I can't say you see many teams winning games with such low possession. SA can definitely be beaten playing a lower percentage possession game however, just not to that degree and not when your possession is in the wrong areas of the field (territory at 40% and time in 22 was really poor) and you're not clinical enough to convert every entry (opportunity) you have.

Australia beat them down at Adelaide last year with 46% and Ireland beat them last year with 44%, Wales beat them with 44% last July and just lost out in the opener to that series (32/29) with 43% possession and 40% territory which was also played in Pretoria. Wales could have won that game if their discipline had been a little better. Wales tend to play a low possession game to good effect, with Biggar raining balls with good precision. There were 107 SA runs to Wales 62 runs in that game. With 480 run meters (SA) to Wales 216, so on paper not great for Wales.

So while all those stats for Australia are poor, they're not far off other teams who have achieved much better results, so they are part of the story, not the story itself.

To my mind, there was fundamentally one glaring issue which needs to be resolved first and that is our defence. It wasn't good enough. It didn't look organised with coherence and some players just executed very poorly which I feel may be the system as there were issues across the park.

 

[RugbyReg]

We are lazy we'll fall over Portugal lose the rest

Watching kids that shoulh be in our code playing NRL disgusts me

Sack McLennan and waugh

yeah - he's been horrible in his, checks watch, few days in the job.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Don’t know why calling them Dykes has anything to do with it.

 

[dusk]

Watching kids that shoulh be in our code playing NRL disgusts me

Can you blame them?

 

[dillyboy]

Don’t know why calling them Dykes has anything to do with it.

Yep, uncalled for!

Actually watched the Matilda's game last night & it was a cracker of a match!

 

[Marce]

Argentina are paying $3.75 to win..

And the WBs?

 

[Slim 293]

Next week women's silly sooky soccer will outrate us disgraceful getting beaten by a pack of dykes

I blame John O'Neill had the coin to set us up and wasted it after 2003 WC we should be now going gangbusters

Can we just ban this idiot now?

 

[dru]

Can we just ban this idiot now?

You've go my vote.

 

[Slim 293]

Just a reminder everyone…

Stay hydrated and make sure to eat something when you’re drinking.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

They are lesbians

Someone call the Pentagon. Alleged lesbians playing sport. Can’t handle

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Typical Queenslander

Well, I'm from Sydney and I agree. Ban the obvious troll.

 

[Dctarget]

Is Perese warming up?

 

[KOB1987]

Less go

 

[KOB1987]

Is Perese warming up?

The 24th man generally does, if that is his role.

 

[KOB1987]

I hope a few more spectators rock up!

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Fuuuuck SBW.

 

[LeCheese]

I hope a few more spectators rock up!

Far out it’s looking dire

 

[whitefalcon]

"we've been mostly focused on our attack this week, only a little bit of defense" - E Jones

Fuck me I hope he's under selling it.